After flying high against South Oldham on Thursday, Eastern came back down to earth. Eastern fell just short of the Madison Central Indians by a score of 9-7 on Friday. Surprisingly, this marked the fourth straight game that the away team has come away the victor.
Eastern got a good showing from EJ Eggen, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, Aidan Calhoun made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with one home run and two runs. That home run marked the first that he launched this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Carson Key, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Eastern's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Madison Central, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
Coming up, Eastern will be playing in front of their home fans against Southern at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Madison Central, they will venture away from home to take on Whitley County at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Whitley County will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Madison Central surely won't give up without a fight.
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